Karnataka will share 50 per cent of the cost of three railway projects in the state with the railway ministry. “The cabinet has approved the three rail projects and decided to release the state’s share of Rs.445 Crore to execute them at the earliest for improving connectivity with a new line, gauge conversion of an existing line and a level-crossing,” announced Karnataka Education Minister V.H. Kageri.
The projects are construction of a 144 km new rail line between Bagalkot and Kudchi in the northern region at a total cost of Rs.816 Crore, gauge conversion of 60 km rail line between Kolar and Chikkaballapur in the southern region at Rs.68 Crore and level crossing at Bidar in northern district for Rs.6 Crore.
“The cabinet also cleared the Rs.35 Crore incentive package to silk farmers to produce quality cocoons during this fiscal (2012-13),” Kageri said.
Among other decisions taken at the two-hour long cabinet meeting were development of 13 horticulture projects across the state under the public private partnership and implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Programme (second phase) in Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi districts across the coastal region by the state-run Bescom and Mescom utilities.
